S&W M&P 22 Failure To Eject (FTE)

[WingRider]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd pass on some information. I recently purchased a new S&W M&P 22 for training and fun, since it closely resembles my SR9C in size, capacity, and functionality (DAO). Also bought a box of Federal 22 ammo at Wally World. Cleaned it before I went to the range. First trip to the range and all I do is clear FTEs. Obviously, I'm pretty irritated by this... Went home, cleaned the the gun again, really well this time (Q-tips and all), then hit the internet. Some research suggested it was likely the ammo and the general consensus was to use CCI Mini Mag ammo: 40gr bullet and 1200+ fps muzzle velocity. Just returned from the range and I didn't have single issue over 100 rounds of the CCI. I suspect that this gun needs a bit more power to cycle the slide fully. Another round I'll be trying is Remington Hyper Velocity. Anyway, just thought I'd in case it could help someone else...

BTW, this gun is really a pleasure to shoot. Accurate when I do my part.

WingRider

 

[Chrisdrummer]

Love mine. Two thousand rounds so far not a single malfunction. Mostly Blazer and Remington ammo.

 

[missoak]

Love mine. Two thousand rounds so far not a single malfunction. Mostly Blazer and Remington ammo.

Ditto, I tried using some cheap Federal with bad results. So bad I had buyer's remorse till I tried CCI. Best training/plinking rifle out there IMHO.

Not sure if you guys have Dunham's in your area, they have CCI Blazer 525 rds. for cheap. Really good clean ammo.

 

[missoak]

Sorry, thought you were talking about the rifle M&P 15-22.

 

[gmacecsko]

CCI mini mags have never caused a failure.

 

[FFFarmer]

I have one I picked up back in the spring. I have put nearly a thousand rounds of Federals through it (from Cabela's) with only a few FTE's. Maybe I'm just lucky?

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